Homeschool QUICK START Guide for Beginners | How To Start Homeschooling
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- More and more families are pulling their kids out of school and jumping into homeschooling every day! Today, I'm sharing a Quick Start Guide for beginner homeschoolers to help you figure out how to start homeschooling.
For more information, check out these links that I mention in the video.👇
💻 Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA): hslda.org/
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Hi friends! I’m Erin. I’m a homeschooling mom to 4 kids and we’re in our 8th year of this homeschool lifestyle. I love to share videos with tips about things we’ve learned along the way that have helped me out, as well as curriculum reviews and some heartfelt homeschool inspiration. I hope you leave here feeling encouraged that YOU CAN DO THIS!
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The way the education system is declining and specialising in bullying and indoctrination, a compatible homeschool study is a temptation. Home is better when it in regards to literacy and numeracy which mainstream school has teachers that don't have time for them. Parents can no longer depend on institutions.
With most students burnt out and hating public schools, home schooling is the future.
The cat in the background made this video 😂
Pure gold!
Not the cat falling out the tree 💀 this is awesome information ❤ thank you!
I wish there were brick and mortar curriculum bookstores. I would much rather have something physically in my hands that I can look through. Clicking on a miniscule number of sample pages or reading a brief, vague summary online is not enough for me. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong websites or maybe those real stores do exist but I haven't found them.
I should mention that this is our first year and boy howdy is it overwhelming to wade through all of the ins and outs! I've been sporadically binging homeschooling videos and today your channel is the one I'm sifting through :-)
I totally agree! It’s so hard to tell from the few sample pages! Some areas have homeschool consignment stores where you can do that! A lot of moms go to a homeschool convention/conference in the spring where they usually have big curriculum fairs open as part of it to be able to browse. It can be super helpful if you’re able to go to one of those next year - not just for curriculum but for the wisdom and inspiration from all the speakers! We put together a curriculum fair of our own this year at our church and we just had a bunch of moms bring in what they use and then everyone got to browse all the tables and flip through books. So something like that’s an option too, or just asking friends if you know anyone who homeschools if you can look through their resources. Best wishes!!
Based on what I heard on what I heard on what the school teaches in these time and age. I am 95% leaning on homeschooling.
You can do it! 👏🏼
SAME HERE!!!
God sent you for us, also!!
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Maybe other reasons why people homeschool. I have three neurodivergent kids and I want to be more hands on with them and make sure they are getting the tools they need to succeed. I’m planning to start next year if this year continues to not go well.
Hi… same here. Have you decided on a curriculum yet? I’m interested to know if parents of autistic kids use a particular curriculum over others
Currently in this same position! Pulling our son this week after years of being pushed to put my son on medication for his Hyper ADHD. Good luck mamas!
I JUST TODAY officially with Drew my two. I m done! No more anxiety ridden children.❤ Don t know quite where to begin, but, made the first step by notifying the school. Pray for me y all. (Single parent "Nana" raising twin 8y old grand daughters by way of adoption. ❤
Thank you all for posting about homeschool and your thoughts/where you are in the process. My son turned 4 in December and is in Pre-K 3. He's is on the autism spectrum. We're considering homeschooling him for at least PreK 4 because the school won't provide the therapies that he needs, and he's already leaving school an hour or 2 early for me to take him to speech.
Thank you! Always helpful
Thank you so much for these beginner's tips!
Thank you for the information ❤️
I’ve been loving all your videos… Thank you so much🤗💛
This statement is an understatement: This Is so helpful!!! Thank you!!!
Happy to help!
SO many great tips as always! Love your videos! Thanks for sharing.
☺️ Happy to help!
Thanks for your video! It made me feel calmer about homeschooling my daughter. We are going to keep her out of public school entirely due to the problems we have encountered. This has really helped.
Glad it was helpful! ❤️
Thank you thank you!. Very helpful
My pleasure! Glad it was helpful!
Hi Erin, thank you so much for your channel! You're a blessing to us homeschoolers! God bless you always!
Thanks, Karen! Blessings to you as well!
Love your helpful videos! Also the cat in the background playing was adorable in this video. :) And I love the outdoor setting!
We are homeschooling for the first time in 5 years. I have 4 children also and so many of your ideas since we started this year have been incorporated into our days already. It's going pretty smoothly so far. Your style fits mine pretty much so it's awesome how I came across your channel ! You are an inspiration 🙂
Love that! Wishing you a wonderful year with your kiddos! ❤️
Great overview!
Hello, Erin. I just wanted to say how much I love to see your fur babies in the green background time to time. Have a wonderful day!
Haha! Thanks! They are so much fun!
I love your style and informative videos! You are one of my top homeschool TH-cam mamas! Love how your cat has to sneak in lol
Thanks so much! He’s a cutie! 🐈⬛
Thanks!!! ❤
Please make more videos. I have 4 kids aged 8, 5, 4, and 2 and am planning on homeschooling. Love your videos.
Best wishes as your begin your journey!
I came across your channel as I stress out looking for help on my first time homeschooling! You hit it on the dot, it is overwhelming 😱 I thought it would be simple to pick a curriculum and then just follow it. I’m starting to see that is not the case! Thank you for taking time to post videos to kind of help moms like me in need of a push and guidance 🙏
So glad this was helpful! Blessings for your first year! You can do it! 👏🏼
hey i was wondering if a kid is in a public school can he switch to home school in august and beginning of the year?? and how would homeschool work in home@@TheEclecticHomeschooler
@@murdamuzik9962 Yes, you can pull your child out of public school at any time. You would probably need to submit some kind of form to formally and legally withdraw them from public school. You can check your states laws at hslda.org.
ok thank you for clarifying makes it much more easier @@TheEclecticHomeschooler
i also have a question do you have to pay for hoemschool because i assume not because public schools are free to enroll students@@TheEclecticHomeschooler
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What a good video. I don’t see choosing the homeschool style as important though. I wasted so much time researching that early on and definitely don’t recommend doing that! Lol Love your background.
That’s why I said it optional but helpful. It can definitely help when choosing curriculum. But certainly something that can be identified later. Blessings!
Random question... was that black kitty climbing the tree yours or just a random neighborhood cat? I thought that was so cute, I love cats.
That’s Kylo, he’s one of ours!
Thank you for your video! May I please ask you and I hope is not to much for you but a video sharing what do you specifically teach a 5th, 3rd and 1st graders? I am not talking about state standers. I will like about "You" specific 🙂 will be very helpful to know what other parents do. I appreciated! ☺💌☺ But if is to much I will understand. I see that the state ask for a lot of things but I was wondering if we have to do all those things or we just do what we parents think it is ok. Sometimes I think if everything what they said our kids should learn it is very important. I hope make sense what I said.
Have a blessed day! and thank you again!
If the state requires certain subject, you want to make sure you're covering them all in some way. But that doesn't mean you have to have a full curriculum for each one, especially for the youngest children. Ofter, just checking out a few books from the library about a topic and reading and discussing them is enough. You might want to find curriculum that you rotate through in coming years to cover topics more thoroughly, but you don't have to go super in depth every year on every subject they say is required. Some things, like art appreciation, for example, could be covered by a field trip to an art museum (in person or online) and discussing what you like about certain pieces of art. That might lead to looking up that artist more and trying to recreate a copy yourself - and that would be enough. Hope this helps!
Very encouraging video, thank you!
There is one question that I can’t seem to find the answer to - how do I convert learning experiences into a measurable assignment/lesson that is needed for record keeping and assessment of progress? Ive heard statements like “homeschool is a lifestyle; there’s learning everywhere. When you are cooking, exploring nature etc”.
Do I plan these experiences in line with a curriculum?
Of course I plan on choosing a curriculum when the time comes, but what about spontaneous outings (museum, zoo) that are not in a curriculum? Do I need to create a lesson around that activity? Say I want to take my kids to see a waterfall at a national park - how would I turn that experience into measurable knowledge? I hope my question makes sense. Thank you.
Hi, this is a great question. I wonder if you could incorporate a writing assignment where the kids write (or draw if kinder/preschool age) about their experience. Or respond with art. A research report on waterfalls, etc. for older students.
Hi so I'm currently homeschooling my Kindergartener and I'm still feeling lost and overwhelmed yes I am afraid of the fact that I was never trained to teach. I'm also not the brightest person ( I'm not afraid to admit this) so I really don't know if I'm doing this homeschooling thing right. We are now in the month of January and I've hardly done work . I've started easypeasy just to help give me some direction now I feel awful as if he should be way ahead starting lesson 1 in January. Can you please give me some advice and encouragement I really don't want to send my child to school especially on a school bus.
The first thing to get is Oreo cookies. Trust me ot work.😊
Would you mind sharing which planner you use or where do you purchase it ? TYIA!
It was a super basic teacher planner I found on clearance at Hobby Lobby. I talked about how I customized it to work for me in this video 😉: th-cam.com/video/BWXQtlSLgDc/w-d-xo.html
What about athletics? Do the public schools allow for homeschooled kids to play sports?
Yes they do! Homeschooled kids can often also take some classes at the public schools as well if there are some they want to take.
Can you please tell me how attendance works when Homeschooling?
It may be different state to state so check out your state on the HSLDA website. Ours requires we teach 180 days. I keep a one page calendar that has each month of the year on it and mark the days that we do school and total them up on the bottom of the page, then a copy of the calendar goes into each of my kids’ records at the end of the year. Some just keep a list of how many days per month they do.
@@TheEclecticHomeschooler
Thank you so much!
I'm trying to figure out how to sign up for homeschool
In most cases, you can file an affidavit or declaration of intent to homeschool with your local school district. Every state is different and you can check out what your state requires here: hslda.org/legal Best wishes! 🌟
@TheEclecticHomeschooler I'm in California. I been reading it all but still somewhat confused. Maybe I'm not smart enough to teach my child. I'm overwhelmed and feeling down.
My daughter is in the 7th grade and I want to start homeschooling her. Can I start mid year, or do I need to start after this school year ends? Thank you!
Usually, yes! Every state is different, so you would need to check with your school district. Often it requires filing paperwork to formally withdraw your child from school and submitting a form to establish that you will be providing home based education. Hslda.org has some great info! Best wishes!
@@TheEclecticHomeschooler Thank you!
My son is being bullied in school/bus. Principal didn't do jack shit. Im seriously considering homeschooling. I just found out another student threatened to hurt my boy (cull) him for no reason. Scary considering all the gun violence in schools.
I dont know what we are doing., whats involved. Just researching.
Can i can do it, kids are 10, 2 & 1. If i dont cook everything we dont eat it. 🤷🏼♀️ Is my plate too full now?
Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that! How scary! I don’t know your situation, so I couldn’t say if you have too much on your plate. I can say that the sacrifice to homeschool is worth it! The time we get with our kids is precious. I definitely encourage you to check out hslda.org. They have info about each state’s homeschool laws and many articles to help get started. Often, it would require talking to your school district and submitting paperwork to formally withdraw your child from school, and paperwork to indicate you are going to provide home based education. Or you could choose to do a parent partnership program, where they are still part of the school system, yet able to do classes online or lessons at home. There are many options available! I would suggest looking for a community homeschool group on Facebook or somewhere else where you could find support and ask questions specific to your region. Wishing you the best!
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Hilarious nice
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